Pentagon: Iraq Operations Cost $560 Million So Far
The Pentagon says that military operations in Iraq have cost more than $560 million so far, including the surveillance flights and airstrikes that began on June 16. Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, says the average daily cost for the ...
Iraq's U.S.-Made Millionaires
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's five Majidi brothers run the Diyar Group together, building malls, skyscrapers, oil refineries and power plants right across Iraq's cash-only economy. Much of that cash initially came from the American Army, following the 2003 ...
Pentagon says Iraq operations costing on average $7.5 million per day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military operations against Islamic State in Iraq have cost an average of $7.5 million per day since they began in mid-June, the Pentagon said on Friday, a figure that means the department may have spent about $500 million since ...
UK raises terror threat level, citing Syria, Iraq risk
London (CNN)-- The UK government raised its terror threat level Friday from "substantial" to "severe," the fourth highest of five levels, in response to events in Iraq and Syria, where ISIS militants have seized a swath of territory. "That means that a ...
U.S. Military Spends $7.5 Million a Day on Iraq Operations
U.S. military operations targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq cost on average $7.5 million a day, Pentagon Press Secretary Adm. John Kirby said on Friday. They've been ongoing since mid-June, which adds up to more than $500 million in total outlay ...
